Coming soon: MinistryCommunity.org!!!

* If you have not already reviewed http://bridgesites.org, please do so after reviewing this site. An important goal of www.internetminister.org is to empower YOU to share your faith through the development of "Bridge Sites". The Bridge Site Strategy is grounded in the idea of finding common ground as a method of relating better with those who don't know the Lord.

Common interests, hobbies, life situations, work experiences, health conditions, causes, etc. can be used as the "BRIDGE" to enter into their world. A bridge presents opportunities to develop friendships and dialogue.

In my own life as an Urban Missionary, I have seen how my passion for basketball has allowed me to bridge into the world of Urban Youth. As a teenager myself, I walked into the "poorest suburb in the United States" with a basketball in one hand and a Bible in the other. Basketball created opportunities to develop close friendships with kids and adults who came from a world and culture completely different than mine. Basketball gave me an audience of people who were interested in what I had to say after we spent some time on the basketball court. Souls were saved, lives have been transformed, and a powerful church has been established...

Common interests can give you a large, listening audience to share your faith...

OUR GOALS FOR DEVELOPING CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY GROUPS:

1) To be a place where Christians can go to enjoy their particular interests and develop friendships with likeminded Christians.

2) To empower Christians to share their faith by developing "Bridge Sites" that correspond to their particular interests. Also to enlarge these "Community Groups" by including people who don't know the Lord.

We must first identify and develop our Christian Community Groups order to plan and develop the evangelistic Bridge Sites. We must also create a true sense of community before we can invite others to connect with our community.

Please consider what your passions, talents, and interests are? What are your hobbies, what activities do you look forward to? All of these can be used to connect with the "lost". Also consider what type of a role you would like to play in the community - a writer? a researcher? etc. More explaination coming soon.

Every day millions of people who need Jesus log on to the Interent and search for information about their passions and interests. The Internet is also fast becoming a central vehicle for people to search for community and friendship.

Let's be what they are searching for and then give them the GOOD NEWS. We know that ultimately they are searching for God . . .

Remember:

People are lonely ... and searching for community and friendship.

People are stressed ... and searching for escape and entertainment.

People are insecure ... and searching for acceptance and affirmation.

People feel insignificant ... and are searching for a meaningful life and purpose.

Together, with YOUR HELP, we will use our special interests to "Bridge" into the virtual world and share the GOOD NEWS.

Join a Christian Community Group.

Help us develop a "Bridge Site"

Enjoy your interests with your community group

Bring "Purpose" to your "Passion"

Make new friends with people from across the WORLD

Experience the joy and privilege of sharing the "GOOD NEWS"

Under Construction,(this site and also MinistryCommunity.org) but you can still volunteer to help us develop "Bridge Sites". Please use the email form to send ideas, suggestions, or to volunteer to help. We need funding...

SOON THESE TWO SITES WILL PROVIDE AN EASY WAY FOR YOU TO JOIN A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY GROUP AND BRIDGE SITE TEAM. I need volunteer help from someone who is familiar with PHP Nuke to develop the PHP version of this site... Also please let me know if you would like to help me finish this site.

..............Please see: http://bridgesites.org for more information and a listing of the Bridge sites we are now developing.

HELP DEVELOP A "BRIDGE SITE"

TWO DECISIONS:

1) WHAT CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TEAM WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN?........................(Centerd around a particular interest of yours)

2) WHAT WAYS YOU CAN HELP THE TEAM DEVELOP A BRIDGE SITE?

1. What are your interests,

what Bridge Site team (Christian Community Group) would you like to be a part of?

2. In what particular ways would you like to help develop the "Bridge Site"?

Consider You Unique Gifts God has supernaturally empowered YOU with spiritual gifts for the purpose of ministry. Not everyone has the same gifts. Like a body with many parts, each member is unique and vital.

MORE INFO HERE...UNDER CONSTRUCTION... BUT PLEASE CONSIDER TEAMING UP WITH US TO DEVELOP A BRIDGE SITE: WE HAVE TECHNICAL SKILLS, CONTACTS, AND THE INITIAL EXPENSES COVERED...

Community Building - a goal of the "Bridge Sites" we are developing.

A special thanks to Tony Whittaker and the web-evangelsim guide for the following article on Community Building:
Building community a section within the Communicating subject area of the Web Evangelism Guide.